There may have been a time in your life when you would find it odd to hear people say they’ve forgotten what day it is, but thanks to the quarantine orders, more people are saying it. The reason we forget is because we’ve lost our structure. We no longer think of Monday as Monday — we think of it as the day we have a teleconference, the day we have to go to the grocery store, or the day we have to drop something off at the post office. Without tasks and activities for specific days, they begin to lose their identity. Working from home compounds the problem. While going to the office on Friday and being home on Saturday used to define these days, now all the days look alike. What can you do? Try to adopt a new routine with a defined schedule. Begin anchoring days of the week to specific tasks. Reserve the weekends for what you would normally do — watch a movie, read a book, go to the park. Above all, get outside. In addition to fresh air, getting sun will help your body clean up some of the confusion on its own.

Sunday, June 7, 2020

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On This Day

1968 Sirhan Sirhan is indicted for the assassination of US Senator Robert Kennedy. He was sentenced to life in prison. He has been up for parole 15 times, denied each time on the grounds that he has not expressed adequate remorse for his crime.

Fact of the Day

The 1883 Eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia was so loud that it was heard over 3,000 miles away, which is the equivalent of hearing a sound from Ireland while you are in Boston. It ruptured the eardrums of sailors over 40 miles away.

Nature Oddities

Rats can go up to 2 weeks without water, longer than camels, who can only go 3-5 days without water.

Food and Drink

English legend claims that the name “sirloin steak” comes from when King James I of England was so impressed by the quality of his steak that he knighted the loin of beef, which was referred to thereafter as “Sirloin.”